GORDON LIGHTFOOT ROCKS CERRITOS! A Night of fun with a Rock Legend! Can you read his mind?

Randy Economy & Gordon Lightfoot;   Martin Garnier,  Mr. Lightfoot & Rosemary Economy at the Cerritos Sheraton Lobby Bar Friday, Oct. 16, 2008.

Two weeks ago, I spent a great time with the Legendary Debbie Reynolds at the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel's Grille 91.   This weekend my pal Martin, mom Rosemary spent time with the legendary rocker Gordon Lightfoot. 

Mr. Lightfoot had just completed a concert at the Cerritos Center for the  Performing Arts Center (CCPA) and strolled into the Lobby Bar of the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel with his "roadies."  The three of us had the chance to chat with him and it was a total blast! His legacy is thankfully still being written, as he continues to write and to tour.

In a career spanning more than 35 years, he has recorded over 200 songs, and written many more. He has influenced the sound of other highly successful artists who have credited him as a major influence (for example, Dan Fogelberg, Jimmy Buffett, Jim Croce and Ron Sexsmith). If you only know Lightfoot for his hits, then you are missing a lot of the treasures. If you like music, just about any style, you are sure to find a favorite song among the many he has written and recorded.

From the 60s until today, many top artists have covered his songs, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan (and Lightfoot has recorded his songs as well), George Hamilton IV, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Tony Rice, Nanci Griffith and Sarah McLachlan as well as those mentioned above and other talented artists too numerous to list. His achievements have been recognized in the music industry and in his native Canada. He has five Grammy nominations and 17 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent) and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 1986. In 1970, he received the prestigious Order Of Canada; in 1997 he received the Governor General's award - the highest official Canadian honor; and in September, 2001, he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame.  Six of his albums have gone "gold" or higher in the US, the most recent of which was Gord's Gold Volume 2 which was certified gold in September, 2001.

We also had a great time with my longtime pal Chris Fuentes who is a Movie Location Manager who was filming a video for the rock group "Nickleback" in the lobby of the CCPA on Saturday morning.

Anyway, it is a blast to stay here at the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel.  We have been here 4 months  Our house repair is coming along GREAT and we hopefully be moving back to Felson and Stowers in around 3 or 4 more weeks.